George Robson
Partner at Sequoia Capital
George Robson
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Greater London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
+ We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. + https://www.sequoiacap.com/
Member of the Advisory Board
2020
+ Member of the advisory board supporting Kickstart Global in developing the next generation of student entrepreneurs + Founded in 2015 and with applicants from over 30 universities, Kickstart is the global hub for entrepreneurial students. We empower ambitious students to build user-obsessed companies. + Further info at https://www.kickstartglobal.com/
Mentor
2020
+ https://seedcamp.com/
Senior Product Owner, Revolut Premium
2017 - 2020
+ Revolut is one app for all things money. We are building the world’s first truly global financial super-app. In 2015, Revolut launched in the UK offering money transfer and exchange. Today, our customers around the world use dozens of Revolut’s innovative products to make more than 100 million transactions a month. + First hire into Revolut’s Subscription product Revolut Premium. Recruited for and managed multiple functions for the Premium Team across Product & Design, Engineering, Data Science & Analysis, Product Marketing and Strategic Partnerships + Responsible for the roadmap delivery for Revolut’s Retail Plans, including the launch of Revolut Metal, multiple third-party integrations including our Concierge, SmartTravel and Gifting features and the ongoing roll-out of our Insurance business globally + Owned the successful expansion and GTM of the Premium product across North America (US, CA) and APAC (AU, SG, JP) + https://www.revolut.com
Co-Founder
2015 - 2020
+ Co-founder of Kickstart London, the UK's largest student-run accelerator programme active across the LSE, UCL, Imperial College and London Business School campuses + For the first two years of the programme I was hands on defining the strategy for Kickstart; liaising with society heads, sponsors (both financial and ‘in kind’) and venues to deliver the syllabus for the 10-week programme, culminating in the demo-day for investor and participants + Now advising the future Committees of Kickstart in the expansion and development of the programme as it grows into the next stage of it's growth; Kickstart Global + Further info at https://www.kickstartglobal.com/
Investment Banking Analyst
2016 - 2017
+ Investment Banking Analyst within the UK & Ireland Coverage Team. Involved in a range of of public and private M&A and Capital Raising transactions on behalf of UK Clients + Notable Transaction Experience: - Vantiv Inc.'s $10.4bn acquisition of Worldpay plc - Sky plc's proposed £11.7bn sale to 21st Century Fox - ACORN OakNorth £150m Private Placement (£900m Valuation) - Evraz plc's $354m sale of the Nakhodka Trade Sea Port to Lanebook Limited + https://www.morganstanley.com
Campus Organiser, American's Abroad Campus
2015 - 2016
+ Responsible for coordinating a team to register, support and update American students living abroad ("Non-US") on the political campaign and voting process for both the Global Primary and General Elections + Coordinating with Chapter Representatives across EMEA to advise on best practice to organise voter registration, campus events and establish a social media presence at their universities + https://www.hillaryclinton.com/
Microsoft Student Partner
2015 - 2016
+ #1 Ranked (of 97) UK MSP for August- November and November-February 2015/16. Performance is measured by success within the areas of entrepreneurship, leadership and technology evangelism + Co-created Kickstart London as part of the 2015 Cohort + Invited to speak to the Oxford Said MBA Class of 2016 at the UK Microsoft HQ on Microsoft's role in supporting campus start-ups + I work alongside Microsoft and our partners in delivering Kickstart London + https://studentambassadors.microsoft.com/en-us
President
2015 - 2016
+ Elected President of a team which represents a student-alumni membership of over 2,600 + Co-led a review of our sponsorship policy to secure sponsorship 'in kind' as well as financial. Successfully added our first Technology & Venture Capital partners + Raised £16,000 from the LSE SU Annual fund for Kickstart London (£8,000) and LSE's first Hackathon (£8,000) + The society delivers structured sponsorship packages on behalf of the world largest Asset Managers, Investment Banks and Financial Services companies + https://www.lsesu.com/activities/societies/society/6281/
Summer Analyst, Investment Banking Division
2015 - 2015
+ 10 week internship within the UK Investment Banking Team (All-Sector M&A) + Full time offer secured for the IBD Class of 2016 + Accepted a position as a Campus Ambassador for LSE for the academic year 2015/16 + https://www.morganstanley.com + http://www.morganstanley.com/